Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence
Embedding excellence through fusion of education, research and professional practice
Learning Technologists from the Centre for Fusion Learning Innovation and Excellence (FLIE) were recently invited to deliver a teaching seminar to BA Marketing and Communication students to demonstrate their experience with emerging technologies. This seminar consisted of an introductory presentation by Dave Hunt covering various technologies including augmented reality, virtual reality, the application of 360°… Read more » about Emerging Technologies in Educational Practice
It’s that time of year when lots of people are involved in marking student assignment submissions. A reminder that there is lots of online guidance available to help you through the process, especially if this is something you haven’t done for a while. From the Brightspace Staff Resources area you can search on Guidance by… Read more » about Online guidance for marking and feedback
The 13th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, hosted by the Doctoral College. Ceyda Kiyak (MRes, FST) with this poster entitled: Minimising online gambling related harm through persuasive technologies. Click the poster below to enlarge. How effective are the various types of interactions in breaking through disassociation of at-risk and social gamblers? After identifying whether the participant… Read more » about PGR Virtual Poster Exhibition | Ceyda Kiyak
An article by Jonathan Goode (Head of Alumni Relations at BU) and Steen Stones (Business and Partnership Manager for SportBU) How can we develop career-ready students with the technical and soft skills that employers are looking for? That was one of the questions we set out to answer as colleagues gathered for the first BU… Read more » about Employability: How can we help our students bridge the skills gap?
We are currently investigating an issue with large file submissions which is preventing students from submitting large files to Brightspace (files over 1.3 GB). A fix has been identified and D2L are actively working on resolving the issue. We’re hopeful this will be resolved shortly and will update you on any developments. How does this… Read more » about Brightspace issue with large file submissions
If you are considering applying for HEA Fellowship in the Associate, Fellow or Senior Fellow categories, then please be aware that the last TeachBU submission deadline for this calendar year is Friday 19th November (Noon). Best wishes and good luck with your application! Dr Martyn Polkinghorne Chair of the TeachBU Assessment Panel
Learning Technologists will be running our online drop-in sessions with a reduced timetable during December. Bring your Brightspace and TEL-related questions and we will do our best to answer them. The sessions are run via Zoom so simply click on the link in the table below between 11.00-11.30am on the day to join. Or you… Read more » about LT support in December
Have you seen the new Microsoft Bookings app, or using it already and need help with customising appointments? FLIE are running two online drop-ins dedicated to enquiries around the Bookings app. Join us via Zoom as we run through the set up and answer any questions you may have. Thursday 11th November @1000hrs https://bournemouth-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/89925764065?pwd=aEhtV0VuRTZRbnpBL2E3OUtUTUpOZz09 Friday… Read more » about Microsoft Bookings app drop-in sessions
This month the open access Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education published a special edition, the Compendium of innovative practice; learning development in a time of disruption. (Issue number 22). https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe This timely peer-reviewed special issue contains 102 short pieces organised into 11 thematic sections that explore the challenges posed by the pandemic and the… Read more » about Compendium of Innovative Practice
During November, FLIE will be running a series of workshops focusing on Unit Analytics and Intelligent Agents. In the workshops, we will demonstrate where you can find analytics reporting within your Brightspace units and some of the benefits of utilising these statistics to better understand student engagement with learning materials. We’ll also look at how… Read more » about Unit Analytics and Intelligent Agents
